Scottish Women's Wellbeing Summit
Bold Women Brave Futures
Old Course Hotel St Andrew's
15th November 2025
SCOTTISH WOMEN'S WELLBEING SUMMIT "BOLD WOMEN, BRAVE FUTURES"
OLD COURSE HOTEL ST ANDREW'S FIFE
15TH NOVEMBER 2025
The Scottish Women's Wellbeing Summit is a 1-day, wellbeing and leadership forum bringing together 250 women from across Scotland. The summit theme this year is "Bold Women, Brave Futures", and girl, we are bringing it.
We have an astounding lineup of world-class speakers, including Dr Jo Salter MBE. Jo was Britain's first female Fast Jet Pilot, the first woman to lead an all-male squadron, and is currently Global Advisory of GenAI for PWC.
Next up is Kate Muir, a Scottish writer, producer, and documentary maker who wrote and produced Davina McCall's Sex Myths and the Menopause for Channel 4.
Joining Jo and Kate is Lee Donald, the 7th woman from Scotland to successfully summit Mount Everest. Lee is now in training to take on K2 in 2026.
This summit has been designed with wellbeing woven into every detail of the day.
Kick start the day with Yoga and Ice Baths in the morning, and round it up with Ceremonial Firewalks in the evening.
In between, you will hear from world-class keynote speakers, take part in hands-on expert-led workshops, eat well, and connect with amazing, trailblazing women just like you.
The summit has access to 75 bedrooms at the Old Course, Overnight guests are invited to join speakers and delegates for a stunning leadership dinner in the ballroom, followed by a champagne reception and evening entertainment.
Our speakers will discuss a range of topics related to women, leadership and wellbeing. Including Emotional intelligence and Mental wellbeing. GenAI and upskilling women leaders in IT. Executive presence and authenticity, closing the women's health gap, and fostering safe workplace environments for women. Reproductive and menopause health. Resilience and mental wellbeing strategies for women, and many more.
FORMATS
MAIN STAGE
A 1-day program brings together some of the biggest and brightest names in wellbeing and leadership.
Meet business owners, industry trailblazers, and women's wellbeing Experts - all on one stage.
The Main Stage sessions offer a snapshot of the most transformative movements happening in women's leadership and workplace wellbeing.
Wellbeing and Leadership Workshops
Up level your wellbeing and leadership skills through in depth workshops led by experts in small groups.
Experience a variety of hands on wellbeing and leadership activities. Including Yoga, Pilates, soundbaths, and wild sauna sessions, alongside an offering of workshops on Emotional and Mental wellbeing. Executive presence and authenticity. Reproductive and menopause health. Resilience and mental wellbeing strategies for women, and many more.
NETWORKING & COLLABORATION
Network with peers and counterparts from across Scotland. Find collaboration opportunities. Foster meaningful connections and discussions across a wide range of attendees.
OUR SPONSORS
WHY SWWS?
GET EMPOWERED
join a transformational summit dedicated to empowering women in Scotland. Unlock your potential, gain inspiration from trailblazing leaders, and take actionable steps toward wellbeing and equity in the workplace.
LEADING THE WAY IN WELLNESS
Gain insights from leading Women's Health Advocates as well as practical advice, and receive expert support to advance your own wellbeing and the equity and wellbeing of women in your workplace.
BUILD CONNECTION
Connect with powerhouse women from around Scotland and like minded colleagues. Exchange ideas, share expertise, and form lasting relationships that drive your growth and real change for women.
IMMERSIVE WELLBEING
Morning Kundalini Yoga session followed by an Ice Bath. Opportunity to warm up in the sauna afterwards.
Evening Firewalk Ceremonies.
LEADERSHIP DINNER
For residential ticket holders the experience continues into the night with a premium networking dinner to connect with renowned speakers, attendees, and amazing women and peers from across Scotland.
CHAMPAGNE RECEPTION
Residential ticket holders are invited to attend the Champagne Reception with evening entertainment.
This is your chance to relax, unwind, and digest the day. The Ballroom provides the perfect backdrop to solidify your new connections.
Speakers Who Willl Light Up the Stage
Dr Jo Salter MBE
First Female Fighter Jet Pilot, Former Director of Global Transformative Leadership for PwC, Global Advisory of GenAI for PwC, Named as One of the 50 Most Inspiring Women in the World.
Dr Jo Salter MBE is famed for becoming the first female fast jet pilot, having flown the Panavia Tornado ground attack aircraft during her services in the Royal Air Force.
Joining the RAF aged 18, Jo has since taken Air Cadets into the skies as part of Air Experience Flights, become the Director of Global Transformative Leadership for PWC, and most recently become a Global Advisory of GenAI for PwC. Having developed first-class expertise in leadership, analytical thinking and performing under pressure,
In recognition of her achievements throughout her career, Jo has also been named as one of the 50 Most Inspiring Women in the World by Harpers & Queen.
In 2022, Jo was invited personally by Tom Cruise to attend the premiere of Top Gun: Maverick as she was inspiration for the movie.
Kate Muir
Kate Muir is a women's health expert, documentary maker, and author of How to Have a Magnificent Midlife Crisis, as well as ground-breaking books on the menopause and the pill.
Kate’s new book, How to Have a Magnificent Midlife Crisis is published in June 2025.
Her investigations into women’s health Everything You Need to Know About the Menopause and Everything You Need to Know About the Pill are out in paperback.
She pitched and produced two award-winning menopause documentaries, Davina McCall: Sex, Myths and the Menopause and Sex, Mind and the Menopause for Channel 4 current affairs, which ignited a massive menopause conversation in the UK.
Her most recent documentary was Pill Revolution investigating contraceptive chaos.
Kate was chief film critic of The Times for seven years, and is the author of three novels. She is an expert public speaker on women’s health, the menopause and contraception, and an activist for The Menopause Charity.
Lee Donald
Lee is the 7th Scottish woman to ever summit Mount Everest. In May 2024, despite a fear of heights, exercise induced asthma, and being a complete beginner a year earlier - Lee reached the summit and received a parliamentary motion in recognition.
Lee is the owner/director of Lee Donald Personal Training and a multi award winning (x30) fitness entrepreneur in Aberdeen, helping women transform their bodies and minds without having to diet or join a gym since 2011.
She has represented Scotland at both European &World Championship level in obstacle course racing.
She is a mum of 2, has overcome a 15 year eating disorder, depression, and alcohol addiction, and is a passionate advocate for promoting mental health awareness.
In June 2026, Lee plans to take on the 2nd highest, the steepest, and the hardest mountain in the world - K2, becoming the first person from Scotland to ever do so and one of only 3 women in the world to ever have summited both peaks.
Councillor Sally Pattle
Sally represents the Linlithgow Ward on West Lothian Council for the Scottish Liberal Democrats.
She was the first Liberal Democrat to be elected at any level in West Lothian for over thirty years.
She is the Scottish Liberal Democrat's Mental Health Spokesperson.
Away from Politics Sally owns the award winning far from the Madding Crowd bookshop.
Sally will be joining us to talk about the Scottish Government's Women's Health Plan. What this will mean in real terms for women in the workplace and in healthcare.
Sharon Miller
Founder of Joyworks. - A multi award winning wellness pioneer, Sharon is a transformative force in corporate wellness and team development. Trusted by Coca Cola, The Scottish Government, Accenture, and many more.
Sharon brings more than three decades of expertise in education, performance, and holistic wellbeing to create the Joyworks Method.
Drawing on her rich background of teaching, tv presenting, acting, and directing. Sharon brings evidence based approaches to her work. She has brought the Joyworks Method to the most vulnerable in homeless settings and prestigious organisations like the National Theatre of Scotland and Scottish Opera.
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Join Us on 15th November 2025 at the Iconic Old Course Golf Resort and Spa St Andrew's Fife
Event Coordinator & Founder of SWWS, Lesley Canis, is excited to bring this event to fruition. A former college lecturer, freelance journalist and writer, Lesley Currently works in advocacy, and runs Calm and Co Office Yoga.
Passionate about women's wellbeing in the workplace for many years, Lesley has a fantastic story to tell of her own journey to wellness, taking her from despair, to the shores of a Caribbean Island during the Covid 19 lockdown of 2020, before her return to Scotland, rejuvenated and renewed, ready to help other women realise their dreams and potential without sacrificing their wellness.
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